I have a light or two to lend - just bring 4 AA batteries along. Start at Irene Village Mall (Moo mall) every Thursday 19h00. Park and meet us in the North Western side 25º 51' 41.45" S 28º 14' 57.09" E
OG On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Bronwyn <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > > Hi guys, > > In new to d&d but keen to join for a ride. > > Is it every Thursday and where do you start? > Sent from my iPad > > On 18 Oct 2012, at 4:50 PM, "Adri" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > A good headlamp will also get you through. Ie not a bike light > specifically, but a strong head torch. > > ------------------------------ > *From: * "Jan Gmail" <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:43:16 +0200 > *To: *'Craig'<[email protected]> > *Cc: *'Chris Uys'<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > 'Hardy'<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; < > [email protected]>; 'darkanddirty'< > [email protected]>; 'tshwane-adventure-racing-club'< > [email protected]> > *Subject: *RE: www.darkndirty.co.za >>> Dark and Dirty - Ride report 4 > October 2012 > > > > Hi Craig,**** > > ** ** > > Sorry about the light, can’t help there, but I am going for the ride. In > good faith that there will be one :)**** > > ** ** > > Jan**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Craig [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* 18 October 2012 04:29 PM > *To:* Jan Gmail > *Cc:* Chris Uys; <[email protected]>; Hardy; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; darkanddirty; > tshwane-adventure-racing-club > *Subject:* Re: www.darkndirty.co.za >>> Dark and Dirty - Ride report 4 > October 2012**** > > ** ** > > Hi there**** > > ** ** > > Is there going to be a ride tonight? I am very keen to join but don't have > a front light, does anyone have a spare one I could use tonight to try out > the night ride? **** > > ** ** > > Really keen to join!**** > > ** ** > > Please let me know, my cell number is 082 935 8887. **** > > ** ** > > Regards**** > > Craig > > On 09 Oct 2012, at 6:27 PM, "Jan Gmail" <[email protected]> wrote:** > ** > > **** > > Hi There DnD folk,**** > > **** > > Running on the beach after work I felt very bad, forgot to do last week’s > ride report, so here goes....**** > > **** > > First ride of the month is always an intro ride, so we gathered at the > Irene Village Mall at 19:00 for a lekker laid back ride. Well as DnD goes > there is always a surprise or two and a rabbit in the hat. Our rabbit for > the night was Bruce, our two legged friend, equipped with apparatus we have > not seen for a while, tekkies. Oh yes the age old question of evolution > was debated again without anybody noticing, we were having too much fun.** > ** > > **** > > We set off under leadership of yours truly, and as I really didn’t > remember where to ride to we all appreciated the guidance of Oupa Gerrit. > We made our way to Ecstasy Park and did stuff you do in Ecstasy Park, you > know have fun. Tekkie machine was keeping good speed and the peoples of > the the big rubber wheels knew that the tribe of two legged ones sent out > their purest specimen for a stroll in the dark. Meandering to the big dump > and then doing python and nohtyp (that is python in reverse for the tired > ones) we slowly made our way to quad buster.**** > > **** > > In our hearts we knew the chips were down when Bruce asked if this would > be a speed zone, surely the wheel would be stronger than the tekkie. For a > moment the crickets stopped cricketing, the frogs sat up in anticipation > and the bats elevated themselves for a better view point. Tortoise vs > hare, Obama vs Romney, *Otocyn megalotis* vs three legged *Lepus capensis > (europaeus)*, Alien vs Zombie, TEKKIE vs WHEEL. Well not much to report > on, evolution was reversed, when the wheels opened their eyes tekkie was > halfway up quad buster and after a chase in vain we found Bruce smiling and > on top. **** > > **** > > To make wheel feel better tekkie headed home and we happily cruised the > long way round back to the the mall. What a treat to be riding with Bruce > and to be out on a lovely summer night with friends. **** > > **** > > So if you can’t join me for a jog on Nahoon beach after work (sorry did I > say that again...) get your backside on a saddle and go ride with DnD on > Thursday evening! Ride starts at 19:00 at the Irene Village Mall, be there > or be square :)**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Jan Gmail > *Sent:* 14 September 2012 08:21 AM > *To:* 'Chris Uys'; [email protected]; 'Hardy'; [email protected]; > [email protected]; 'darkanddirty'; > 'tshwane-adventure-racing-club' > *Subject:* www.darkndirty.co.za >>> Dark and Dirty - Ride report 13 > September 2012**** > > **** > > **** > > Morning Peoples of the night,**** > > **** > > Due to a lack of internet skills (amongst others) I don’t know how to post > the ride report on the website, somebody please help out!!! Here is the > report anyways:**** > > **** > > After last week’s disappointment of sitting in the Spur with a cold milk > in the hand looking at rain it was great to be greeted by a lovely spring > evening and 8 fellow riders of the dark side. After quick deliberation > Nico was appointed as ride master and Oupa Gert as Sweeper and off we > went. Nico hit the cruise button on his bike and in the absence of virgins > it the pace was brisk, first we headed down next to the wall of Cornwall > Hill Estate over rocks, slote and with big smiles the tone was set. > Discussion raged fiercely at this point covering topics ranging from single > track on the dark side of the moon to whether or not the Bat-Eared Fox, > *Otocyn > megalotis*, would be able to outrun a three legged Cape Hare, *Lepus > capensis (europaeus)*.**** > > **** > > On a sad not we had to do a steep climb and saw Rietvlei Nature Reserve > was engulfed in flames, hopefully just a controlled fire..... Next we set > off again through blair witch road (I’m not really sure about all the trail > names, so please excuses. Latin names of animals mentioned in previous > paragraph are however accurate) and taking this at a brisk pace made it > more fun than ever. 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